Summer Quarter Course Catalogue 2023

Graduate Courses

Graduate program in Hindu studies ( M.A / DHS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Required/Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
HSF6006	Reason and Revelation in Hindu Philosophy	3 Hours	Dr. Joydeep Bagchee	Elective	$1,500.00	June 10, 2023	Saturday – 10 am EST – 1 pm EST. Wednesday – 7 pm EST – 10 pm EST.
HSF6007	Field-Based Learning	3 Hours	Dr. Indu Viswanathan	Required	$1,500.00	June 3, 2023

M.A in Sanskrit Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price
SAN5101	Vedic Science Foundations	3 Hours	Prof Shrinivasa Varakhedi	Required	$900
SAN5103	Sahitya Landscape	3 Hours	Prof Madhusudan Penna	Required	$900
SAN7101	Nyaya-vaisesika Advanced	3 Hours	Dr. M A Alwar	Elective	$900
SAN7102	Vyakarana – III	3 Hours	Dr. Tilaka M Rao	Required	$900
SAN7104	The Vedas (Yajus-Sama)	3 Hours	Dr. M A Alwar Prof. Ramanujacharya	Elective	$900

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Required / Core / Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
YOG2001	The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita	1.5 Hours	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham	Required	$300.00	Saturday, July 8, 2023	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF1005	Lessons from Valmiki Ramayana	1 Hour	Mr. Shantanu Gupta	Required	$200.00	Saturday, July 15, 2023	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT4003	IsA-vAsya Upanishad – The three vedantic perspectives	1.5 Hours	Mr. Krishna Kashyap	Elective	$300.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	11.00am EST – 12:30 pm EST
HSF2102	Self-knowledge and the quest for Happiness	1 Hour	Swamini Dr. Brahmaprajnananda Saraswati	Core	$200.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	10.00am EST – 11:30 am EST
HSF1010	Growing up with the Gita	1 Hour	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	Elective	$200.00	Sunday and Tuesday, July 16, 2023	Sunday – 11 am EST – 1 pm EST Tuesday – 8 pm EST – 10 pm EST
TAT1101	Ayurveda – The Wisdom of Wellbeing	1 Hour	Ms. Luvena Krishnamurthy	Required	$200.00	Monday , July 10, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3102	The History of Shastriya Sangeet	1 Hour	Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran	Elective	$200.00	Tuesday , July 18, 2023	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3001	Daksinamurtistotram by Adi Sankara	1 Hour	Dr. V. Swaminathan	Elective	$200.00	Tuesday , July 11, 2023	08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
TAT3204	Vedantasara of Sadananda – Part 2	1 Hour	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	Elective	$200.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF3104	Sri Aurobindo and Sanatana Dharma	1.5 Hours	Dr. Sampadananda Mishra	Elective	$300.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3202	Sankhya Darshana through the Sankhya Karika – Part 2	1 Hour	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	Elective	$200.00	Thursday , July 13, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Friday 6:30 am)
HSF5000	Orientation to Hindu Studies	1.5 Hours	Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan	Core	$300.00	Friday , July 14, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India – Saturday – 6:30 am IST)
HSF2001	Introduction to Hindu Philosophy: Shad Darshanas.	1 Hour	Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	Core	$200.00	Friday , July 14, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT1303	Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram Part 1	1 Hour	Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi	Elective	$200.00	Friday , July 14, 2023	4:30 pm EST – 6:00 pm EST
HSF4000	Distinguishing Varna and Jati from Caste	1 Hour	Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan	Core	$200.00	Saturday, July 15, 2023	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
YOG2101	Ahimsa and the Art of Nonviolent Communication	1 Hour	Dr. Vedabhyas Kundu Ms. Mansi Sharma	Elective	$200.00	Saturday, July 22, 2023	11:00 AM EST – 12:30 PM EST
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Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Core / Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0103	Beginning Sanskrit – Sentences & Comprehension	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Required	$300.00 – $317.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN0104	Beginning Sanskrit – Proverbs & Stories	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Required	$300.00 – $317.00	Saturday , July 8, 2023	08:00 PM EST – 09:30 PM EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0201	Intermediate Sanskrit – Stories & Songs	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty	Required	$300.00 – $369.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN0203	Intermediate Sanskrit – Vocabulary & Structure	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram Suryanarayan nanda	Required	$300.00 – $317.00	Thursday , July 13, 2023	08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Advanced Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0302	Advanced Sanskrit – Cases Moods, and Suffixes	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Smt. Parvathi Sriram	Required	$300.00 – $368.00	Monday , July 10, 2023	08:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam

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Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit (BGTS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Required/Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1011	Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 1) and simple Samskritam	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty	Required	$300.00 – $335.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN1012	Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 1) and simple Samskritam -2	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Dr. Shraddha Modi Mr. Srinath S. Chakravarty	Required	$300.00 – $335.00	Saturday , July 8, 2023	8.00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN1014	Learn Bhagavad Geeta (Ch. 2) and simple Samskritam	1.5 Hours	Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu Dr. Shraddha Modi Shri. Satish Srinivasan	Required	$300.00 – $335.00	Sunday , July 9, 2023	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi – Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Elective	Price	Day and Date	Time
HIN0104	Beginning Shuddh Hindi – Tenses, Genders, and Adjectives	1.5 Hours	Dr. Shraddha Modi Mr. Chandrasekar Raghu	Required	$300.00	Wednesday , July 12, 2023	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Community Education Program (CEP)

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Spring Quarter Course Catalog 2025

Graduate Division

MA in Sanskrit Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN6101	Nyaya-Vaisesika Basic	3	Dhananjay Rao	$1,150	Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	6:30 am – 8:00 am IST
SAN6103	Sahitya Padya – Sahitya 2	3	Soorya Hebbar	$1,150	Monday, Wednesday and Friday	6:30 am – 8:00 am IST
SAN8102	Vyakarana – IV	3	Dr. Tilaka M Rao	$1,150	Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	6:30am – 8:00 am IST
SAN8104	The Vedas (Atharva)	3	Dr. M A Alwar, Prof. Ramanujacharya	$1,150	Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	6:30am – 8:00 am IST
SAN8105	Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Yoga)	3	Dayanand Sharma	$1,150	Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	6:30am – 8:00 am IST
SAN8106	Mimamsa Advanced	3		$1,150	Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday	6:30am – 8:00 am IST
SAN8110	Applied Vedic Science – Advanced (Vedanta)	3	Dhananjay Rao	$1,150	Monday, Wednesday and Friday	6:30am – 8:00 am IST

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies (CPHS)

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HAM4100	Geochronology of Rigveda	1.5	Shri. Jijith Nadumuri Ravi	$300.00	Saturday, April 19, 2025	10:00 am EST – 11:30 am EST
HAM4201	Reconstructing Hindu History – The Commissions	1.5	Dr. Raj Vedam	$300.00	Saturday, April 19, 2025	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF3401	Chanakya’s Leadership Principles for the 21st Century	1.5	Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai Mr. Pranav Patel	$300.00	Sunday, April 20, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT1001	Introduction to the Dasashantimantras	1	Dr. Venkataraman Swaminathan	$200.00	Monday, April 14, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
HSF1401	Introduction to the Vedic Ritual	1	Sri. Sree Aswath	$200.00	Tuesday, April 15, 2025	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
TAT3202	Sankhya Darshana through the Sankhya Karika – Part 2	1.5	Dr. Kuldip Dhiman	$300.00	Wednesday, April 16, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST (India time – Thursday – 6:30 am)
YOG2100	An Immersive exploration of the iconic “Autobiography of a Yogi”	1	Dr. Philip Goldberg	$200.00	Thursday, April 17, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
AIH2002	Ayurveda: Therapeutic Cooking for Healthy Living”	1.5	Dr. Rupali Panse	$300.00	Thursday, April 17, 2025	8:30 pm EST – 10:00 pm EST
HSF2001	Introduction to Hindu Philosophy: Shad Darshanas	1	Dr. Kalika Uttarkar	$200.00	Friday, April 25, 2025	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
HSF5000	Orientation to Hindu Studies	1.5	Mr. Kalyan Viswanathan	$300.00	Friday, April 25, 2025	09:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST
YOG2002	The Yoga of the Yoga Sutras	1.5	Dr. Shriram Sarvotham	$300.00	Saturday, April 19, 2025	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST

Certificate in Hindu Civilizational Studies (CHCS)

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
HSF1004	Exploring Hinduism – Society and Culture	1.5	Dr. DK Hari Dr. D.K Hema Hari	$300.00 – $600.00	Sunday, April 13, 2025	11:00 am EST – 12:30 pm EST (8:30 pm IST – 10:00 pm IST)

Community Education Program (CEP)

Community Education Program

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
TAT1304	Lalitha Sahasranama Stotram – Part 2	1	Acharya Mrityunjay Mani Trivedi	$200.00	Sunday, April 13, 2025	4:00 pm EST – 5:30 pm EST
SAN2001	Wisdom at the Lake: Unraveling Yaksha-Prashna	1	Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda	$200.00	Monday, April 14, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST
SAN2002	Exploring Laukika Chandas	1	Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda	$200.00 – Closed for Registration	Thursday, April 17, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency (CPSP)

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency

Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0101	Beginning Sanskrit – I	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$355.00	Saturday, April 12, 2025	10:30 am EST – 12:00 pm EST
SAN0103	Beginning Sanskrit – III	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $415.00	Wednesday, April 16, 2025	9:00 pm EST – 10:30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0201	Intermediate Sanskrit – I	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $427.00	Sunday, April 13, 2025	6:00 pm EST – 7:30 pm EST
SAN0203	Intermediate Sanskrit – III	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00 – $427.00	Sunday, April 13, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Proficient Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0402	Sanskrit Proficiency – II	1.5	Smt. Parvathi Sriram	$350.00	Thursday, April 17, 2025	8 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskritam (BGTS)

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Gita through Sanskritam

Beginner Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1014	Bhagavad Gita through Samskritam – Beginner IV	1.5	Sri. Haridas Radhakrishnan	$350.00 – $385.00	Saturday, April 12, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Intermediate Phase

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Hours	Faculty	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN1033	Bhagavad Gita through Samskritam – Advanced III	1.5	Shri. Satish Srinivasan	$350.00 – $385.00	Friday, April 18, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam (MCSS)

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam

Course Code	Course Name	Faculty	Credit Hours	Price	Day and Date	Time
SAN0006	Spoken Samskritam Advanced II	Smt. Parvathi Sriram Dr. Suryanarayana Nanda	1.5	$300.00	Wednesday, April 16, 2025	8:00 pm EST – 9:30 pm EST

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Spring Quarter Courses 2025

Summer Quarter Course Catalogue 2023

Graduate Courses

Graduate program in Hindu studies ( M.A / DHS)

M.A in Sanskrit Studies

Continuing Education Division

Certificate Program in Hindu Studies

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Beginner Phase

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Intermediate Phase

Certificate Program in Sanskrit Proficiency – Advanced Phase

Micro Certificate in Spoken Samskritam

Certificate Program in Bhagavad Geeta through Sanskrit (BGTS)

Certificate Program in Shuddh Hindi – Beginner Phase

Community Education Program (CEP)

Spring Quarter Course Catalog 2025

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